Grimm’s Saga No. 130: Eppela Gaila Not long ago, Nuremberg street urchins still sang this old rhyme: “Eppela Gaila from Dramout Alway...

The Son, Resurrected             An Italian Fairy Tale from the Alps There once was a dragon who loved eating flesh, preferably tha...

Jakob Grimm describes the following fairy tale phenomena rooted in the heart of many a fairy tale: Here, falling in love is likened to the...

Ostara is the Germanic goddess of spring and the rising morning sun. She represents nature’s resurrection from its deep winter slee...

Fairy Tale of the Little Ringed Snake , Grimm's Fairy Tale No. 105 Version I There once lived a little child and every day its...

Grimm's Fairy Tale No. 108: Hans-My-Hedgehog Once there lived a farmer, who was blessed with plenty of money and property. But ...

Humpty Dumpty sate [ sic ] on a wall, Humpti Dumpti [ sic ] had a great fall; Threescore men and threescore more, Cannot place...

In Switzerland, a story is told about a man named Hans Kreutz, who lived with his wife on Thun Lake in Ralligen. In the year 1555, a thi...

A rather gruesome tale for gruesome weather. How to Influence the Weather with Hailstones and Winter Gales Grimm's Saga No. 25...

Grimm’s Fairy Tale No. 15: Hänsel and Gretel A poor woodcutter lived with his wife and two children at the edge of a deep forest. The ...